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おたんこなす Japanese meaning | Kotomora

おたんこなす

お

た

ん

こ

な

す

Meanings

1

fool; idiot; bird-brain

A mildly insulting, somewhat old-fashioned or playful term for a foolish person. Not extremely vulgar, but clearly derogatory.

あんなおたんこなすに騙だまされるなんて、我われ

ながら

情なさ

けない

。

I can't believe I was tricked by such a fool; I'm ashamed of myself.

おたんこなす！何なにやってんだよ。

You idiot! What are you doing?

Related words

馬ば鹿か
馬鹿 is a more common and versatile insult for 'fool' or 'idiot', while おたんこなす is more playful and less harsh.
あほ
あほ is a Kansai-dialect equivalent of 馬鹿, often used jokingly; おたんこなす is more old-fashioned and less region-specific.

Written forms

おたんこなすUsage71%
Kana-only form; no kanji form exists.
オタンコナスUsage29%

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. It may be a compound of お (honorific prefix) + たんこ (possibly from 短小 or a dialectal word for 'short' or 'stupid') + なす (eggplant), but this is speculative. The word is not commonly used in modern standard Japanese.